THE McNAMARA FAMILY: LEITRIM'S HIDDEN TREASURE
Michael McNamara: flute
Brian McNamara: uilleann pipes
Ray McNamara: uilleann pipes, tinwhistle
Ciaran McNamara: flute
Enda McNamara: fiddle
Deirdre McNamara: concertina
Frank Kelly: piano
Mick Giblin: guitar
Barry Carroll: hammer dulcimer

Pure-drop traditional music at its best, played honestly and beautifully, with plenty of seldom heard, local Leitrim tunes --this reminded me of Seamus McGuire and John Lee's "The Missing Reel". The McNamara Family are Michael and Ciara/n (flutes), Brian and Ray (uilleann pipes, whistle), Enda (fiddle), and Deirdre (concertina). This means many possible combinations of instruments, which are indeed exploited brilliantly. The accompaniments are provided by Frank Kelly on piano and Mick Giblin on guitar, and Barry Carroll sits in on a few tunes on hammered dulcimer. Just wonderful, I didn't want it to stop.

Rating: **** 1/2

Price: $19.99                       Recommended
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See also:
   Brian McNamara: A Piper's Dream
   Brian McNamara: Fort of the Jewels
   Brian McNamara & Tim Collins: Reed Only
Contents:
1. Reels: The Holly Bush / Leitrim's Greig's Pipes / The Cornhill / The Old Dudeen
2. Slip Jigs: The Barony Jig / The Leitrim Quickstep / Moll Roe
3. Hornpipes: Old Man Quinn / The Shaskeen
4. Reels: Miss Dunbarr / Green Fields of America / The Reels of Tully / The Musical Priest
5. Air, Jig & Piece: Sile Ni Ghadhra
6. Jigs: Tandragee / The Mouse in the Cupboard / Larry the Beer Drinker
7. Air, Hornpipe & Reel: The Bold Soldier Boy / Logier's / Miss Gunning's Rant
8. Reels: Michael Creamer's / The Humours of Tooma
9. Hornpipe: Morgan's
10. Reels: The Tramp's Reel / Cut the Sod
11. Jigs: The Unfortunate Rake / The Humours of Ballingarry
12. Hornpipes: The Low Level / Flood's
13. Reels: Greig's Pipes / The London Lasses / The Nine Points of Knavery
14. Jigs: The Humours of Glynn / Grier's # 249
15. Hornpipes: Grier's # 16 / Chief O'Neill's Visit
16. Reels: O'Connell's Reel / The Mountain Lark / The Cloone Reel / Bernie McvKiernan's Dream
17. Reels: Miss Simple's Reel / The Humours of Bolton Street / Bring Her to the Shelter / Miss Gunning's